An accident between two vehicles at the intersection of Sandy Babb Street and Vlissengen Road in the vicinity of Camp Ayanganna in the wee hours of Saturday has resulted in the death of 27-year-old Ian Mekdeci of First Avenue Subryanville, Georgetown. The driver of the vehicle Mekdeci was in is in a critical condition at…
A total of eight new COVID-19 cases were reported on Saturday from a total of 590 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed cases since March 2020 to 63,473. Two cases were recorded in Region Three and two cases in Region Four while four cases were recorded in Region Six. There are 101 patients in…
After a record eight defeats on the trot, last-placed Mumbai Indians finally got a win on Saturday, beating second-placed Rajasthan Royals by five wickets in Match 44 of the IPL. Set a target of 159, Mumbai Indians got home by five wickets with four balls remaining to register their first two points of the season.…
Police are investigating the suspected arson that destroyed a house at Phase One, Good Hope, East Coast Demerara on Friday night. Homeless is the owner, 59-year-old Asif Shaffie; he was the only occupant in the house at the time of the fire. A press release from the fire service noted that the report was received…
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy UncappeD Marketplace – the expo for small agro-processors – returned this year following a two-year hiatus and it brought with it several success stories which demonstrated that although these businesses were hurt financially during the COVID-19 pandemic, they were not idle. With a focus on the outputs of Guyana’s agro-processing industry,…
The Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard, along with ranks from the Guyana Police Force and privately contracted divers, were up to late Saturday afternoon still searching for the bodies of the two persons who were inside a tugboat that capsized in the Canje Creek, Berbice on Friday night. Shellon Williamson, 27, of Angoys Avenue, New…
A 16-year-old money changer of Rose Hall Town was on Saturday morning robbed of $1.5 million in cash; the police have since arrested two persons and recovered the car involved in the robbery. Shazam Mohamed told the News Room that he was standing on the Rose Hall Town public road at around 07:30hrs when a white…
THE body of Noel Anthony Fredericks, 27, an Amerindian miner who went missing at Toroparu Backdam, Lower Puruni River in Region Seven during April 14-20, 2022, was discovered by police ranks in a decomposed state on Wednesday. According to Police Headquarters, ranks on Wednesday went into the Toroparu Backdam where contact was made with a…
After a COVID-imposed break of two years, competitive football is set to return in the nine Regional Members Association of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF). This was announced on Friday by President of the GFF, Wayne Forde, who pointed out that the regional governing bodies will soon launch their individual events to kickstart the ‘Return…
— among issues discussed by President Ali and US Vice-President Kamala Harris during interaction PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday called for a better working relationship between the United States of America and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), especially in understanding and respecting the policies of the region. In a virtual discussion with the Vice-President of…
